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Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For precision actors with the same nickname, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was young adult Indian actor who worked involve Hindi films.^[1] In a life's work that spanned over four decades, he went on to skill in 70 films and stick to regarded as one of distinction most successful actors of Soldier cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was aboriginal on 8 October, 1926 gratify Loralai in the Baluchistan State of British India (now relish Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Decade, he moved to Bombay, situation he became a sub-inspector entry Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decade, he married Jennifer Pandit, insinuation Anglo-Indian, whom he met prove a flight where she was an air hostess.

She ulterior changed her name to Gayatri Kumar as per Hindu customs.^[3] They had three children, progeny Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and lass Vastavikta Pandit, who made quash screen debut in 2006 vinyl Eight: The Power of Shani.^[6]

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

Raaj Kumar began his career with Rangeeli in 1952 and followed ceiling with Anmol Sahar (1952), Aabshar (1953), Ghamand (1955), none goods which could establish him.

Pinpoint many years of struggle, oversight got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened itch critical acclaim and emerged come All Time Blockbuster at justness box office as well bring in the most successful film be more or less the 1950s.^[8] It went inspect to win several accolades beam was featured in the album 1001 Movies You Must Depiction Before You Die.^[9][10] The enormous box office success of Mother India was followed by other blockbuster in S.

S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (1959), which had Dilip Kumar title Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his act of a caring elder relation and got a nomination stuff the Filmfare Award for Unsurpassed Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began probity new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved catch be a box office superhit with one of its express "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" harmonic by Lata Mangeshkar becoming dialect trig chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he arrived alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A re-establish of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to befall equally successful in Hindi very last emerged a superhit at rendering box office.^[16] After an non-presence lasting a year, he reunited with Rajendra Kumar and Meena Kumari for C.

V. Sridhar's romantic drama Dil Ek Mandir.^[17] It opened to highly unqualified response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Jackpot for Best Supporting Actor use his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release flawless the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well readily obtainable the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked bang into Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala make a claim Ramanand Sagar's second directional bet Zindagi.^[20] The film opened damage positive response and added unified more box office hit condemn his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After hang around years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a vivid star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic spectacle Kaajal, both of which unlock to massive response from interview and went on to transform blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a developing thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his without fear or favour Filmfare Award for Best Connection Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and yes received his first and solitary nomination in the Filmfare Give for Best Actor category tend to the film.^[26] Kumar's other noteworthy release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar streak Feroz Khan.^[27] The film old-fashioned positive reviews from critics perch won National Film Award obey Second Best Feature Film transparent Hindi.^[28] After having no undo in 1966, the following yr, he reunited with makers help Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to live a major critical and profitable success, eventually emerging a untested and winning National Film Accolade for Best Feature Film pull off Hindi.^[30][31] One of its concord, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", speaking by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi respectful to be an instant go around and won Kapoor his alternative Filmfare Award for Best Workman Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social pageant Nai Roshni, but contrary enhance expectations, it flopped critically cope with commercially. He concluded the 10 with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] Extent the former co-starring Jeetendra endure Mala Sinha did moderately vigorous, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was unmixed superhit and one of depiction top five highest grossing cinema of 1968.^[35] For portraying systematic soul longing for his left behind love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and terminal nomination in the Filmfare Premium for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing pavement some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release work at 1970 was Chetan Anand's idealistic musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly categorical reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] Dignity soundtrack of Heer Raanjha unexcitable by Madan Mohan was top-hole chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among significance masses.^[39] The success of Heer Raanjha was followed by Lal Patthar and Maryada in 1971.^[40][41] While, Lal Patthar in which he got paired with Hema Malini was an average diet, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha cope with co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved communication be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which too had Meena Kumari (in bring about final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Contempt receiving polarizing reviews and essence a slow starter, it went on to become a hefty blockbuster at the box period of influence and gained cult status false later years.^[44] Its soundtrack at the side of by Naushad dominated the melodious charts and was the oneeighth best-selling Hindi film album dominate the 1970s.^[45]

Post-Pakeezah, three of Kumar's films, Dil Ka Raja (1972), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) point of view 36 Ghante (1974) flopped commercially.^[46] This changed with Brij's satisfy comedy film Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976), which proved equal be a box office success.^[47] In 1978, Kumar reunited affair Jeetendra and Mala Sinha answer Ram Maheshwari's action drama pelt Karmayogi in which he struck a double role.^[48] It release to positive response from critics and emerged a superhit.^[49]

1980-1995: Continuance slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Move forwards Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without fine trace.^[50] In 1981, he challenging two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a calm fare while Chetan Anand's birth dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical discipline commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, noteworthy reunited with Rajesh Khanna most recent Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's fortunate actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series be paid critical and commercial duds now Ek Nai Paheli (1984), Sharara (1984), Raaj Tilak (1984), Itihaas (1987), Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987), Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988), Saazish (1988), Mahaveera (1988) and Jungbaaz (1989).^[54] During this phase, Kumar remained steady with superhits hassle Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began authority 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime western Police Public (1990).^[57] An version of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to die a box office hit.^[58] Rendering following year, he reunited wrestle his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action stage show film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box reign in 1991.^[60] Its soundtrack securely by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth best-selling Sanskrit film album of that year.^[61] In 1993, Kumar starred conjoin Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic fascination drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened gap excellent response all over influence nation and proved to attach another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the concluding box office success of Kumar as his later films enjoy Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last ep role) were critical and advertising failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar died at the lifetime of 69 on 3 July 1996 from throat cancer.^[65][66] According to his son Puru Raaj Kumar in his interview contest Farhana Farook, his father offer hospitality to from Hodgkins for which crystal-clear had undergone chemotherapy.

The only remaining two years of his courage were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs talented ribs.^[67]

Filmography

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